Shohei Ohtani reveals his new wife's identity -- she's also a star athlete
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The mystery is finally over. Two weeks after making the surprise announcement of his marriage, Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani has revealed his new wife’s identity – and she’s also a top athlete.
The mystery is finally over.
Two weeks after making the surprise announcement of his marriage, Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani has revealed his new wife’s identity – and she’s also a top athlete.
Ohtani, 29, on Thursday posted a photo on Instagram of the couple standing shoulder-to-shoulder beside the Los Angeles Dodgers’ team plane as they travelled to South Korea.
The two-time American League MVP stopped short of naming her, but the Dodgers later confirmed the woman in the photo is Mamiko Tanaka, a former star for Fujitsu Red Wave in the Women’s Japan Basketball League.
Tanaka, 27, also played for Japan at U16, U17 and U18 levels, according to her profile on international governing body FIBA’s website.
Ohtani, who is known for his two-way abilities on the field, is a hugely popular figure in his native Japan.
He set tongues wagging on February 29 after posting on Instagram that he had married “a Japanese woman,” who is “very special to me,” – but sharing no other details about her identity.
